Botswana vs (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Botswana
9.48
in 2022
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)
11.6
in 2022
Botswana rank
25th
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) rank
22nd

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time

  • Botswana
  • (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)
051015199020062022

How they compare

(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) currently reports 11.6 against 9.48 in Botswana, a difference of 2.12.

That makes (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)'s figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 25th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) ranks 22nd of 193 countries.

(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) Difference Ahead
2000s 11.84 12.2 0.3614 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)
2010s 10.25 11.84 1.59 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)
2020s 9.57 11.63 2.06 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2, Botswana or (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs), at 11.6 against 9.48 in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Botswana and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
2.12, with (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Botswana and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Botswana ranks 25th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) ranks 22nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed